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Orders and Observations Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Standards Status: Informative | Compartments: Device, Encounter, Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson |
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Clinical assessment tool example - GCS with individual score as components (id = "glasgow")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="glasgow"/> <!-- the mandatory quality flags: --> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative</b> </p> <p/> <p> <b> code</b> : <span> Glasgow Coma Scale , (GCS)</span> </p> <p> <b> subject</b> : <a> Peter James Chalmers. Generated Summary: Medical record number: 12345 (USUAL); active; Peter James Chalmers (OFFICIAL), Jim , Peter James Windsor (MAIDEN); , Phone: (03) 5555 6473, Phone: (03) 3410 5613, Phone: (03) 5555 8834; gender: male; birthDate: 1974-12-25; </a> </p> <p> <b> effective</b> : 11 Dec. 2014, 3:44:16 pm</p> <p> <b> value</b> : 13 {score}</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> referenceRange</b> </p> <p> <b> high</b> : 8 {score}</p> <p> <b> type</b> : <span> Severe TBI</span> </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> referenceRange</b> </p> <p> <b> low</b> : 9 {score}</p> <p> <b> high</b> : 12 {score}</p> <p> <b> type</b> : <span> Moderate TBI</span> </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> referenceRange</b> </p> <p> <b> low</b> : 13 {score}</p> <p> <b> type</b> : <span> Mild TBI</span> </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : <span> GCS Motor</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : <span> 5 (Localizes painful stimuli)</span> </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : <span> GSC Verbal</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : <span> 4 (Confused, disoriented)</span> </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> component</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : <span> Eyes</span> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : <span> 4 (Opens eyes spontaneously)</span> </p> </blockquote> </div> </text> <status value="final"/> <!-- Observations are often coded in multiple code systems. - LOINC - or SNOMED -and/or the source system may provides its own "local" code, which may be less or more granular than LOINC. In this example there is only LOINC --> <code> <!-- LOINC - always recommended to have a LOINC code --> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="9269-2"/> <display value="Glasgow coma score total"/> </coding> <text value="Glasgow Coma Scale , (GCS)"/> </code> <subject> <reference value="Patient/example"/> <display value="Peter James Chalmers"/> </subject> <effectiveDateTime value="2014-12-11T04:44:16Z"/> <!-- In FHIR, units may be represented twice. Once in the agreed human representation, and once in a coded form. In this example the UCUM unit is provided but no human representation since this is often not displayed --> <valueQuantity> <value value="13"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="{score}"/> </valueQuantity> <referenceRange> <high> <value value="8"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="{score}"/> </high> <!-- meaning as text --> <type> <text value="Severe TBI"/> </type> </referenceRange> <referenceRange> <low> <value value="9"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="{score}"/> </low> <high> <value value="12"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="{score}"/> </high> <!-- meaning as text --> <type> <text value="Moderate TBI"/> </type> </referenceRange> <referenceRange> <low> <value value="13"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="{score}"/> </low> <!-- meaning as text --> <type> <text value="Mild TBI"/> </type> </referenceRange> <!-- Using components since these measurements are typically reported and interpreted together --> <!-- GCS motor Component --> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="9268-4"/> <display value="Glasgow coma score motor"/> </coding> <text value="GCS Motor"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://acme.ec/codes"/> <code value="5"/> <display value="Localizes painful stimuli"/> </coding> <coding> <!-- This example has the extension which maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary in the Observation resource --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue"> <!-- from Element: extension --> <valueDecimal value="5"/> <!-- 0..1 Value of extension --> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="LA6566-9"/> <display value="Localizing pain"/> </coding> <text value="5 (Localizes painful stimuli)"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> <!-- GCS verbal Component --> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="9270-0"/> <display value="Glasgow coma score verbal"/> </coding> <text value="GSC Verbal"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://acme.ec/codes"/> <code value="4"/> <display value="Confused, disoriented"/> </coding> <coding> <!-- This example has the extension which maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary in the Observation resource --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue"> <!-- from Element: extension --> <valueDecimal value="4"/> <!-- 0..1 Value of extension --> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <!-- technicallly the code is '5' and the LA is the identifier to do hav e both would require an extention --> <code value="LA6560-2"/> <display value="Confused"/> </coding> <text value="4 (Confused, disoriented)"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> <!-- GCS eyes Component --> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="9267-6"/> <display value="Glasgow coma score eye opening"/> </coding> <text value="Eyes"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <system value="http://acme.ec/codes"/> <code value="4"/> <display value="Opens eyes spontaneously"/> </coding> <coding> <!-- This example has the extension which maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary in the Observation resource --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue"> <!-- from Element: extension --> <valueDecimal value="4"/> <!-- 0..1 Value of extension --> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <!-- technicallly the code is '4' and the LA is the identifier to do hav e both would require an extention --> <code value="LA6556-0"/> <display value="Eyes open spontaneously"/> </coding> <text value="4 (Opens eyes spontaneously)"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> </Observation>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.